Tag: Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones on Michael Jackson and the death of disco
Wait, so, if Michael Jackson were still alive, he’d be 65 years old? Beat it! With Wednesday’s Denver opening performance of “MJ,” a touring Broadway musical about the life and times of perhaps the most peculiar and impactful recording artist of the 20th century, I thought I’d revisit one of the most “thrilling” interviews of…
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Commodores musician, who found healing energy in Colorado, reflects on fame and power of music
Thomas Dawson arrived in this world with music baked into his soul. His mother handed him a small electric toy organ when he was a toddler growing up in St. Francisville, La. It was December, and he tapped out “O Come All Ye Faithful” without a single lesson. “She said, ‘How can you do that?’”…